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wide area network
(redirected from Wide-area networks)

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See WAN.


(networking)Wide Area Network - (WAN) A network, usually constructed with serial lines, extending over distances greater than one kilometre.

Compare local area network, metropolitan area network.

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Osicom's Network Access subsidiary makes high-speed access devices for local and wide-area networks.
The HP StorageWorks EFS WAN Accelerator is a simple, transparent appliance solution that accelerates applications on wide-area networks (WANs) by up to 100 times.
It is through the integration of network technologies like flow control and route control that customers will be able to fully realize the value and benefits of delivering applications over wide-area networks with high performance and predictable response times.
 
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